Lyle nodded.
He walked over to the deceased "Thousand Kills" Malmvist and picked up the rose-like rapier on him.
"Tomorrow, someone will come here with this sword; she is the new 'Thousand Kills'."
Leaving these words behind, Lyle leaped onto the bone dragon.
Boom!
The bone dragon flapped its wings, kicking up waves of air, and disappeared into the night.
Only after Lyle had completely left
Did the three on the grass relax slightly.
"Phantom Demon" Succulent, who had been lying on the ground, stood up and looked at the other two with excitement and exhilaration in his eyes.
"I'll be counting on you two from now on."
Succulent made no effort to hide the smugness in his tone.
He had been a little worried before.
Now, the new "Thousand Kills" the mysterious lord spoke of was clearly the lord's true subordinate; her joining would only bring benefits and no harm to him.
Inside the small inn.
Imina's amber pupils were full of worry, and she looked out the window from time to time, though naturally, nothing could be seen in the pitch-black night.
"Your master left, and you aren't worried at all." Imina suppressed her irritable mood and looked at the little Ghost Hound lying on the floor.
The little Ghost Hound lifted its eyelids and turned its head to the side, showing no intention of paying attention to Imina.
Seeing this,
Imina's eyelids twitched, and she took a deep breath.
"I've heard that the horns and bone chains on a Ghost Hound's head are excellent magic materials; selling you should be worth quite a bit," Imina said, gritting her teeth slightly.
"..."
The little Ghost Hound paused its lying position and immediately raised its head, looking at Imina cautiously.
"Heh."
Imina chuckled.
Knock! Knock!
Just then, a knock came from outside the room.
Before Imina could react, the little Ghost Hound had already scrambled up and controlled the bone chains on its body to wrap around the doorknob, pulling it hard.
With a click, the door opened.
Imina straightened her back, the worry on her face vanished, and she resumed an expressionless, cool demeanor.
"I thought you wouldn't be back until dawn; it seems things didn't go smoothly," Imina said indifferently, first sizing up Lyle with her slender arms crossed over her chest.
Looking at the little Ghost Hound that opened the door,
Lyle reached out and patted its head, then pulled down the hood covering his head, revealing a smile.
"No."
"Things went much more smoothly than imagined."
Lyle took out the Rose Rapier and tossed it to Imina: "A gift for you."
"A gift?"
Imina was clearly stunned and instinctively caught the Rose Rapier.
This was a pure silver rapier with a blooming rose at the hilt; the entire blade faintly shimmered with magical light, making it a magic weapon.
With her experience as a Worker,
Imina's intuition told her that the price of this magic weapon was definitely not something she could afford.
Tang Zheng briefly introduced the rapier's abilities.
Besides being crafted entirely from Mithril, the entire sword was endowed with two spells: "Meat Grinder" and "Assassination Expert."
One could twist the surrounding muscles the moment it pierced flesh, while the other could expand small wounds.
Simply put, as long as one was struck by this sword, even a simple scratch would turn into a serious injury; it was a quite dangerous piercing weapon.
Imina, who held the Guerrilla class and excelled at flexible combat, was very suited for such a weapon.
To Lyle,
Such a weapon wasn't of high value; the attached magical abilities were insignificant compared to the power of the curse.
"Are you sure this is a gift and not payment?"
Imina gripped the Rose Rapier and took a slight breath, a trace of emotional change appearing in her voice that even she didn't notice.
"Starting tomorrow, you will be 'Thousand Kills,' one of the Six Arms members in 'Eight Fingers.' That is your actual payment."
Lyle spread his hands: "Of course, you also know I'll be leaving for a while, so I'll have to trouble you to take complete control of the Security Department, one of the Eight Fingers departments."
Imina looked stunned, staring at Lyle as if to say, "Are you joking?"
After a moment,
Seeing that Lyle indeed had no intention of joking, her throat moved.
"Heh."
Imina gazed at the Rose Rapier in her hand, her amber eyes flickering as she muttered:
"I knew your payment wouldn't be so simple."
This man before her was indeed not that simple.
After a slight silence,
"Why give it to me?" Imina didn't ask how Tang Zheng had done it, but suddenly asked instead.
"Because you are a Half-Elf," Tang Zheng said without any concealment.
"I see."
Imina nodded, lifted the Rose Rapier, and walked toward the door, her purple twin-tails swaying with her movements:
"Just as long as you aren't worried about me making a mess of things."
As her voice fell, the door closed again.
Tang Zheng stretched: "The preliminary arrangements in the Re-Estize Kingdom are basically complete. Next, it's time to consider my own matters."
He indeed wasn't worried about any issues on Imina's side.
Whether it was "Phantom Demon" Succulent or the new "Thousand Kills" Imina, everything they held came from him.
And the true root was "strength."
Once this was understood, many things became much simpler.
Lyle impatiently opened his attribute panel and looked at the information on it.
Buzz— "Discovered class skill 'Totem Possession,' requires mid-tier class 'Shaman Mentor.' Without this class, it requires 3 skill points."
"No prerequisite class, requirement:"
"'Genius' class activated, converted 'Genius → Shaman,' learning conditions met. Consume 3 skill points to learn?"
"Learn," Lyle thought to himself.
Class: Shaman Mentor. Level: Mid-tier. Class Ability Effects:
Passive: "Soul Guide": You can see the souls of dead creatures, especially those you gaze upon;
their souls will persist for a longer time.
Class Skill: Totem Possession (Note: For every level increased, HP, Physical Attack, and Physical Defense attributes increase by 10 points.)
Description: You can perceive the flow of energy in nature and the strength of a creature's heart and soul. Therefore, you firmly believe that totems will grant you great power.